Why Does Jim Continue to Serve?

The County Board offers, and confronts a peson with challenges beyond the imagination. County government is front porch, day to day in America, and a challenge I can not resist. This challenge is why I am running for re-election, because I believe I can, and will, make a difference. My experience and education in local and regional planning, law, transportation and local government, allow me a unique opportunity to recognize, address and solve problems confronting our area and the County.

I have been an effective County Board Member because of my ability to develop a consensus to solving a problem. By opening lines of communication we can identify, and solve, any problem. I meet regularly with our City Councils, Townships, Park and School Boards, and many of the homeowner associations in our District. In addition, I meet regularly with our Mayors and Managers and other elected officials.

Since I have been on the County Board I am proud of my record. As a parent of younger children I understand how traffic congestion can wreck havoc on the every-day lives of busy families. That’s why I worked to improve Hobson and Ferry Roads, and the interchanges at Naperville and Eola Roads. In addition, I am working on a District-wide review of County Roads to construct new turn lanes and reduce backups at intersections.

I have worked to make our roads safer and our children safer traveling on those roads. I worked to install sidewalks, stop lights, stop signs and other traffic control devices so our kids are safe going to school and the playground.

I have worked to hold the line on taxes and spending. DuPage County’s share of your property tax bill is the lowest of any county government in the metropolitan area, and possibly in the state.

Finally, I am the first DuPage County Board Member to actively work with the City of Aurora. In addition to meeting with City Staff and the Mayors Office, I am a member of the Aurora Seize the Future Development Foundation and the Aurora Economic Development Committee.